Wheel.



U. H. REYNOLDS.

WHEEL. APPLIOATIONIILED 11.23, 1913.

1, 1 18,807. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 2 1, 1914.

Application filed April 2a, 1913. Serial N... veaosv;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CURTIs I-I. Burrows, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Maxwell, in the county of Colusa and State of California, have madelcertain new and useful Improvements in VVheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention .is an improvement in wheels, and has for its object the provision of a wheel adapted for use in automobiles, and the like, wherein the hub is resiliently connected with an inner wheel, which in turn is supported by the rim,

tionwith respect to the rim. 1 1

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side view partlv in section, of the improved wheel, and Figs. 2, 3 and 4; are sections on the lines of Fig. 1. In thepresent embodiment of the invention, the rim 1 is provided with a radially extending web 1, and at each side the rim is outwardly flanged as shown at 3, and a tire 2 of rubber or the like is seated on the rim between the flanges. t

The hub 4: has a central bore for receivof the axle, and the said hub is provided intermediate its ends with an annular rib 6, and the said rib is annularly flanged at each side, as indicated at 7. The inner wheel is composed of annular frames or rings 8, and the said rings are arranged in parallelism, and on the inner sides of the flanges 7 and coaxial with the hub. The said rings are connected at spaced intervals by rivets 9, the said rivets extending through registering openings in the rings and being headed at each end as shown. The rib 6 of the hub is provided at spaced intervals with radial slots 10, and in each of the said slots one end of a plate spring 11 is seated. Each of the said springs 11 has its outer end connected with one of the rivets 9, before mentioned, the outer end of the spring being bent to form a bearing ring12, which encircles the rivet between the rings 8. It will be noticed 11 is curved, and the springs are arranged. The springs extend outward towardthe rimfor some little distance, then extend approximately parallel with the rim,

that each of the springs and are then bent inwardly toward the hub to their engagement with the rivets 9, in such manner that the greater portion of the spring is outside the rings 8. The hub and thehub being so arranged that it may yield inevery direc plates similarly its connection are thus supported by the frame composed of the rings 8 and the rivets 9, and are so mounted that they may yield in every direction with respect to the said frame, the movement being limited, how-j ever, by the frame.

Annular cheek plates 13 are arranged on each side of the rib 6 of the hub,each cheek plate having a central opening for receiving the end of the hub, and tliesaid cheek plates fit closely against the ends of the rib 6, and against the outer faces of the flanges 7. The periphery of each of the cheek adjacent ring 38, and each ofthe rings 8 is provided with a marginal, lateral flange 8, extending outwardly into contact with the inner faces of the adjacent cheek plate.

The springs '11,before mentioned, are be-. tween the rings 8, and the flanges 8 close the space betweenthe said rings 8 and the cheek plates 13. The flanges 8, of the rings. of

8 are connected with the radial webl? the mm, by means of spokes 14, the said spokes beingjarranged in two series, and in pairs in each series. As shown in Fig. 1, the outer end of each spoke is bent laterally as shown at 17, and passes through an opening 18, in the web 1 of the rim. Each spoke is headed as shown at 19, on the opposite side of the web, to prevent disengagement thereof, and the inner end of each spoke is passed through an opening in the flange 8 of the adjacent ring 8, and connected to the said flange in the manner shown in Fig. 4. Each spoke has its inner end threaded, and a nut 20 is threaded on to each of the said spokes, the lower end of the nut being enlarged annularly and polygonal in cross sec tion, as shown in Fig. 1, for engagement by a wrench or the like to turn the said nut- The inner extremity of each spoke is passed through an opening in the flange 8, and the saidextremity is engaged by a lock nut 22 on the inner side of the flange to prevent disengagement of the spoke.

By means of the nuts 20, and 22, the spokes the inner wheel from the rim. spoke becomes bent or sirable to replace the same, spoke may be released by removing the nut 22. Access may be had to the nuts by re-. moving the cheek plates 13, and the said When 21 plates may be held in place in any suitable manner.

13, is flush with the periphery of the may be adjusted to properly space broken and it is del the injured From an inspection of Fig. 1, it Will be seen that the members of each pair of spokes are arranged at an angle to each other. The members of each pair have their outer ends connected to the Web 1 adjacent to each other, and one member of each pair is substantially radial to the Wheel, the other being inclined, and diverging from its fel- 10W toward the hub. It Will also be noticed that the adjacent pairs of the two series are oppositely arranged, the radial members of the pairs being at the outer sides of the inclined members of the pairs and the said inclined members cross each other adjacent to the flanges 8 Any usual or desired form. of tire may be used in connection with the improved Wheel, either thesolid tire as shown, or a tire having other cross sectional form. The Wheel has sufficient resiliency to permit the use of a solid tire, thus dispensing With the expensive and fragile pneumatictire. The ar rangement of the spokes also improved the general aspect of the Wheel. Theone member of each pair of spokes'is approximately tangential to the Wheel, While the other member of each pair is approximately radial. A truss constructionis thus provided, the tangential spoke of each pair strengthening, assisting and reinforcing the radial member of the pair. The hub 4 may be considered as having an annular groove on its periphery, the flanges 7 forming the Walls of the groove.

I claim Wheel of the character specified, comprising a rim having an external groove for receiving a tire and having a radial Web, a hub having an annular rib intermediate its ends, said rib being annularly grooved, an annular frame arranged co-axial With the hub, said frame consisting of ringsi spaced apart from each other, rivets cijnnecting the rings at spaced intervals, a plurality of arched springs arranged betiveen the hub and the frame, each spring having one of its ends connected ivitha rivet, the hub having a radial recess in the bottomof the groove for receiving the other end of the spring, the intermediate portion of the spr ng extending outside of the annular frame, a cheek plate at each side of the annular frame, said plates fitting the hub against the ends of the rib and extending from their peripheries to the peripheries of the-rings,v

each ring having a marginal lateral flange abntting the inner face of'the adjacent cheek plate, and a plurality'of series of spokes conneeting the frame the Web of the rim;

oua'rrs H, REYNOLDS, vvitnessesz ALsToN AYER, GUY SToii nIi'.

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